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Radio: Bob's Brass Bands

More great brass band music from north of the border

Bob Jarvie
 

Bob's Brass Bands:
Village FM:


The easiest way for listeners to access the show is by going to the ‘Bobs Brass Bands’ page on Facebook and following the link from there.

Otherwise go directly to: www.villagefm.listen2myradio.com on the internet.

The Wizard
JJB Sports

Caribbean Variation
Soli deo Gloria

Daniel
Yorkshire building society

La Donna Mobile
Black Dyke Mills

Firestorm
Brottum Musikkforening

Napoli
Black Dyke Mills

Chivalry
Limburg

Essay
Amsterdam Brass

Symphony of Marches
Skodje Ungdomskorps

Thine Be The Glory
Black Dyke Mills

A Rose There Bloomed
David Daws

Russky Percussky
Desford Colliery

The Waltonian
Band of the week

Vitae Aeternum
Band of the week

Cossack Dance
Band of the week

The Final Countdown
Williams Fairey

Invocation
Cory

Contest Music
International Staff Band

An Untold Story
Black Dyke Mills

Wonderful Words
Roger Webster and David Daws

Memory
Peter Roberts

Albion
Brass Band de Bazuin

Calon Lan
Bon Accord

Suite Symmetrique
Jacob de Haan

I’ll Walk with God
Grimethorpe Colliery

Answer to Coda Challenge
Molde

The programme will be repeated later in the week. Check for details.

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